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Transcript of Protection Sports in Perspective
An Introduction to Protection Sports
Jerry Bradshaw Training Director, Tarheel Canine Training, Inc. www.tarheelcanine.com Executive Director, National Tactical Police Dog Association (NTPDA)
www.tacticalcanine.com Executive Director, Protection Sports Association (PSA) www.psak9.org Director of Judges, PSA Evaluator, NTPDA
Ben V. Lowenfels SchH 2 Arrow of Tigerpaws SchH 3 (22nd Place 1996 USA Nationals) Rocky BH, PPD 2, PSA 3 (2002 PSA 2 Nationals 2nd Place) Ricardo PH 1, PPD 2, PSA 3 (2003 PSA 3 National Champion) Hall of Fame Inductee, PSA with Rocky Holder of Schutzhund USA Bronze & Gold Sports medals
Protection Sports & their History 1889 First Police Dog School
Formed in Ghent, Belgium after demonstrations starting in 1880 by Edmund Moecheron and 3 Belgian Shepherds – Dax, Nic & Miss. Word spread across Europe.
Schutzhund (Germany) 1901 KNPV (Holland) 1907 Ring (Belgium & France) 1908 There are other national sports in
countries like Sweden, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic.
Schutzhund – A Three Phase Test Three levels SchH 1
through SchH 3 Requires a BH pre-test
(Obedience & Traffic Test) Tracking (Precise) Obedience (precise) Controlled Aggression
(Precise) Competition worldwide Known as IPO worldwide
KNPV – The Dutch Gladiator Sport KNPV is the Royal
Dutch Police Dog Association
Awards certificates in PH 1, PH 2, Object Guard and others.
Is a pre-test for all Dutch Police Dogs
Ring Sports – Finesse & Speed French Ring – Decoy
Vs. the Dog Belgian Ring –
Environmental Pressure
Mondio Ring – Ring Sport for the World
PSA – Next Generation Protection Sport
PSA Tests Obedience & Controlled Aggression
Scenario Based Evaluation
Balancing Precision and Power!
Protection Sports are more than Protection
Commonalities among Original Protection Sports
Early sports were designed to evaluate breeding suitability
Is the dog of sound temperament?
Is the dog trainable? Is the dog
courageous?
Personal Protection Sports include a civil aspect: Will he bite for real?
What is the genesis of Aggression?
Aggression…. Is a natural behavior. Is a combination of the
dog’s genetic makeup and conditioning.
Is scary to people who have never seen it up close.
Intent must be inferred from observed behaviors.
Behavioral Classifications of Canine Aggression Displacement
Dominance
Fear-Elicited
Intra-Male
Intra-Species
Maternal
Object Possessive
Pain-Elicited
Predatory
Territorial
Idiopathic (my addition).
From the American Dog Trainer’s
Network website .
Drive Theory of Aggression Drives are inherent, genetically hard wired,
behavioral responses to certain stimuli (triggers).
Prey Drive (trigger is movement) Defense Drive (trigger is threat) Social Drive (trigger is infringement of social
position) “Fight Drive” (learned enjoyment of combat is a
trained response).
Aggression in Perspective
As pet trainers, we are usually thinking about mitigating aggression.
Protection trainers use aggression, and mold it using behavioral conditioning techniques.
Mostly, we are putting limits on the expression of the behavior once developed properly.
Building a Protection Sport (PSA) Surprise Scenario Driven Obedience: Precision with
Distraction Protection: Tests Nerve &
Control Environmental Distraction Decoy Distraction PDC, PSA 1 – PSA 3
PSA 1 Obedience Exercises Focused Heeling On & Off
leash Sit/Down Motion
Exercises Recall to Heel/Finish Long Down Group Heeling in Muzzle Decoy & Object
Distractions
PSA 1 Protection – Car Jack Scenario
Looking for civil aggression in the alert
Gunfire before & during the grip
PSA 1 Protection – Handler Attack
Distractions Allowed: Jugs with rocks. Gunfire Bottle curtain Barricade of cardboard boxes. Hula-hoops & streamers Small pom-poms Foam fingers or pool noodles Trash can lids (banged together on
entry) Streamers Toss a bucket of bottles upon entry. No Water Distractions
PSA 1 Protection – Surprise Scenario Attack on Motorist
(shown) Send Through Tunnel Transport with flight &
Test of Courage Re-directed Attack Attack with Balls
PSA 1 Protection – Courage Test
PSA 2 – Bridging the Gap Surprise Obedience
Routine 3 Pre-determined
Protection Routines: Dual Attack Call-Off Fended Attack 1 Surprise Scenario
PSA 3 Obedience Extreme Distraction Agility Off Leash Heeling Motion Exercises Recalls Directed Jumping Change of Position Retrieve Food Refusal Send out
PSA 3 Protection Four Surprise Scenarios Mandatory Exercises: Courage test Call-off Suggested Exercises: Remote transports Object guards Muzzle attacks Send to hold & bark. Simple area searches Multiple call-offs. Tests of nerve (heavy
environmental distraction).
Object Guard
Police Dog Certification USPCA NAPWDA IPWDA State Level Orgs POST WSPCA
National Tactical Police Dog Association (NTPDA)
Scenario Driven Patrol Certification: Felony Vehicle Stops Area Search Building Search Interview Tactical Obedience Narcotics, Explosives,
Human Remains Detection.
Summary All training methodologies represented Scenario driven sports/certifications on the
rise Rather than forcing dogs to be aggressive,
we mold quality genetics into complex sequences of behavior.
It is a lot of fun!
Question & Answer Thanks to Malinoishandler.com Thanks to Katrina Kardiasmenos for PSA
Pics. Thanks to Hillary Daly of TK9 for slide
show!